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Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 728, February 538, March 843, April 1,326, May 1,912, June 2,085, July 2,231, August 1,919, September 1,409, October 1,051, November 575, December 449.
United States19,713
Alaska15,065
Australia5,341
Canada3,429
Victoria2,953
Russia1,931
Ontario1,820
France1,550
Spain1,491
New York1,427

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLady Beetles · Coccinellidae
GenusOblong Lady Beetles · Hippodamia

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